Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Creating the food chain Emerald Shiners

Lots of knowledgable fish raisers have tried unsuccessfully to get emerald shiners (Notropis atherinoides) to spawn with any measurable or consistant success in ponds. Those who say emerald shiners spawn in their ponds should double check the species of shiner they are using. Several shiners look very similar to emeralds.

A better more practical shiner to raise with striped bass is the golden shiner. It grows big and readily spawns in ponds of all sizes. With a little weed cover and not an overabundance of stripers they should do well.